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Treatment — Eest ; applications of cold water ; light diet ; 

 and cream of tartar water as a drink. One ounce of cream 

 of tartar to a bucket of water daily. It was customary, 

 but a few years ago. to apply charges, and plasters, to the 

 back, for the cure of strain and lameness. But the day of 

 plasters in human, as well as veterinary practice, has gone 

 by ; they are now only used by those who have never tak- 

 en the trouble to understand the exhalatory function of 

 the skin, — which salutary function plasters obstruct ; the 

 wet sheet next the skin, and a blanket over it, will be 

 more likely to do good than a plaster. Should the horse 

 show more than ordinary symptoms of pain, a fomentation 

 of hops should be resorted to ; if, after a day or so, the 

 pain is still manifest, the trouble is something more than 

 mere strain, and the owner had better consult a medical 

 man, 



GALLS OF THE SKIN. 



A horse newly put to work, and working in a new har- 

 ness, or under a new saddle, which touches parts not in- 

 ured to the pressure, are very likely to have the skin of 

 the back, and shoulders abraded. 



Unless there is an absolute necessity for the animal to 

 be used, he should, in all cases, be allowed a few days rest, 

 that the wound may heal and become somewhat hard ; and 

 even then, until the hair has fairly grown out, the greatest 

 care must be used to see that the chafing of the harness 

 is entirely obviated, as when the skin is in the least sore it 

 is peculiarly susceptible to irritation. When a gall is fresh 

 and bleeding, nothing will so soon dry it and cause it to 

 cicatrise, as a little dry table salt sprinkled upon it. 



After the wound is in a measure healed, if it be absolutely 

 necessary to use the horse, a careful examination of the 

 harness or saddle should be made, and padding should be 



